Insect-trap.



W. H. GRASSBR,

msm TRAP,

APPMUATION FILED OUT 4, 1911` Lqyyggpyyn Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Dvi im como W. H. GRASSER.

INSECT TRAP.

APPLIUATION mman 00124. 1911.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

' Grasser.

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,flirting with all inner lll `WILLIAM H. GRASSEIR, OF CLRI'STON, VASHING'LON.

INSECT-TR ell?.

illolflflol'ro Application lcl October fl, 1911.

To all ze/lam @'15 may concern:

ley il; ll'nogwn that l, lVlllLlArll ll'. (hemel-lll, l Lnililqell ol the United Suites, residing lll Clarlelon, in lhe county of Ass-olio, lflzlle olE Washingljoilj have in felllell celllalill new unil useful lluprolielllelllls 'in lllSeolr-'ll'upsg lllul l lo hereby lleehlro the followinfj; to be u full, Clelia', ein] exllet (loze "lltion el the illl'lenlion, such als will enable others skilled in lh ori; lo lyllirh it lll'lperl'llius lo malle and use the seme.

My ,inliel'lliozl relzlles to new :will useful imorovenlellls in inseel. trapo zlllffl more e peeilllly lo thlll; close of 4trapo portieuhlrly lllfllilllell to ezlbeh flies, and the ohjeel, ol? .my illvelill'ion is lo improve the construction mill inf-reuse the ellieieney of trops ol. the llllove (leseribef'l ehzlrglelel.

rfi. fnrlnller object ol my invention is to provide ll, trop haring nu ont' 'urlee ehiinoel ilhrough s vhilzh the flies piles :incl whiell colo-- imln'iellles will; [he interior of the lzrllll mil hailing :,l Second eulrgluee Channel oolllmlulii' i' chamber 'formell wilhill lille trop. And n, still. Afurther ohjeel, of ml' invention' to providVx ll trop o'l thl :ihove lleeorihed ehllrzleter haring li slillllhle door in its l'glse s ,aid door colllmullieallziue lloth with the entrance Cllzlnlher ol the trap :lull the inner ellflluher thereof.

l/Vilh these and other objects in View, my invention will be more fully llesl'grihed, illuslrluoll in lhe eeoon'lpunyillg c'lrziwillgs, which elllogllf ll j lrelfel'rell elllljloclillrleilt ol' lily lleyiee :illll llen lapeoilirllllf; poillleil out ill Ll l e 'lllime whir-h ure :ill'llellel'l lo :lud l'orllll l ml-l1 of this llylplielllion.

ln il e lu'reompunyiug drawings, il; 2l perspeefci\e View of the trop. Fig. 2 is :l l'el'lzieui cross seelion lhereol". Figi. l is l, llorizcoiltul eelzlionz'll View token on the lille il Y il ol" Fig'. the Sliding' door heilig shown llllrllv operiw Fig. 4lis lly flelnil perslleelive View ol one oil`l (he elosure holding' n'leirlhers.

liel'errinna more lsllleeiiolllly to the drawine' in which sinlilllr reference nlllrlerllls rflerlgnzll'e eilrrespol'lliling parts throughout, ll lleeignlltes lhe hase of my trop which as shown is substantially rectangular in shape :lud is' Drelierlllllv 'formell of Woof. Seenrefl F igure Il lo ll'le rellr emi pol-lions of this base are npwnrrlly exlemllng sll'le memhere"'lJ und lf3 euhsll'zintizllly reel'ilnlgulzlr in Shape :lull lermillfllizle; llt their opper ends with laterally ex'lenlillg l'fil'eulnr porlions 14, theel-l side members heilig also preferably formed of Spcciflczll'on of Letters Patent.

lllolzl enlell Noir., .il lil, Ill llill Si'. Serial No, 652.711.

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Fleeurell ljo lllhe lower porllion oil' the sides 25:5 null 2li llnll llllllllillp loilceilllrlilllllljl' he llileell l'lle .son l Siri 1l nl" wire :lereenlllggr L19 wllilz llnol'ller rlp o gleileenillgf :ill in eeoulell hy ilpY elligjell lo llhe inner lere, ol' llhe `ille wolle will le upper elle'e eJllelll'lille ill illlllllel .ll'llieecl lellllioll to'lhe llee ellgi'e of lllle CIlI'Vell llolflbion lll olf lle nereell .liner-lill eliges heiner lllllillhlirlml in Hlifrhlly .inlzleeil relulion h v llielllls of hrzlees 2l. .l'llerle ellees lre hoe-'ever lirollgrhl together :ll `the Sillell ol the lll'zlp llo prevent the infn-olla .from erull'lillgru long lille shire llllll lhljollenll llle openilugr hellll'eell the ellil .s. 'lille hover elli-l of lhe Asereen .0 exleluls lloloivllle lionel' ellll ol the Sel'eell lll llllll irl l lell holll lllsll'l'llrlily' sind 'forlrarelly lignei ,iff-1 free ellire if; s-lellllrerl lo ille llllllel' edge ole lhe srl'een lil thun` l'orlllA ingr u. lool) portion lileeurell lo lhorhllee lllll'l lo lill: lorll'llrll no l'lion of llle outer luces` ol.' the ,eide meill-` hers lL :lill lll :ire llle lorlrllrll faille ll'lelllherll` :'23 :lllll Q-- ezleh olI whieh il4 shown il: l'rizll'lelllzlr ill Asllzllie zllrl extending; lollgilulli mlllj' llt-tween lheee lllelllllerm` llllll Aelw-.lll'ell lo l'lleir lorwllrll ellg'el is il l'lonl will lnelllller 25 l'he upper elige of which heure lle'llillel. llle rollell portion lli ol' lho sereell Al5 :lnfl ille lower ellee ol which is; .f-lplleerl :l eonrlillerllhle llislllllee llllove lille lmao of lho trail). hlenurerfl lo lhe lower elige of llhill4 Wzlll .25 :lull lo lhe inner lllees of the Side men'lhers Q3 ljlnll 'fl is :i creen i213. which Screen eurveeillwllrllly llnll llpvl'urlll)Y wil'h ilill Slireeellg'ellernlilmling in parallel epileed relation lio the yioillell elige@ oflhe screen Vlll unl'l 2h? il` heinek llelll in Snell posil-ion hy lll-:lees "llleee elle'elsl llle :liso hroughl, l'ogrelher nl? lhe Hille,y ol' the lrllll. llillgel'l lo (.he lower ellee or' lhe u'zlll is' :l eloallre which ill eloeell poflilion beers rigolos-l the forwllrl'l edges olille sullav llll ` und e lt. e nre provided 729 hy ineens ot W x the sides th in the trejo rron when the closure in norm-xi or open position .Si strip of netting 2S eonneots these rs secured along its outer edge to edge ot the oio'snre 2S, this strip lnsevent the escape o entered the 'trap ivotu'tly one of these wings is a sup- BO which is provided with :t u oit seats 231 adopted to enonge j' the orn'ferd eige of the hose 11 nhl-retry tht-5 etosnre may he supported in o paced reietion therefrom.

'W es best shown infFig. 3 of the novided with a Alongitudinsl't'y :t the side edges of which are 1t- 2323 to receive asiidng door or opening is so positioned es te lie psieizrtiy .in front ot the partition screen 't9 and pertizdiy to the rem' tirrereo, the purpose of this positioning being to permit the removal ot ies 'from both the outer 'end inner etiemhers of the tmp.

u f eration, the closure ot the trop is d it soiirient distance to admit the dies ss 'resdiy into the trap beneath the and the tmrwztrd walt of the tmp is eonstrncted of wood the ies ore f the tight from the rein' of the ed of passing ont they pass upg the edge oit the screen 15 und hence into the inner chamber ot' the trap ,from whieh escape is practically impossihe. wilt he reediy seen this is en. extremely term ot trop and st the same time otite course he understood that the tinted npo o' member THD to on seine pxfeterotiy attracted b" trejo oud inste 'word f between t insects Y -the bottom por t 1 t t trap .may be constructed entirety of sheet metal and screening it' desired`r instead oit' rtiuily ot Wood shown that the 'trap may he made in various szes or that minor improvements in w-nstruetion may he mede Withoutthe slightest degree departing from the spirit of the invention.

Vt'hst daim is:

i. .It tty trap comprisings bottoni portion? end heed members provided with downward ottset extensions engaging theoottom, a pair oil end members secured outwardly of the head portions and the extensions, s front plate secured to the end members adjacent the heed 1portions, a door hinged to sai plate, s oron'rinous rear Woih said 'weil he ing extended and secured to the edges ot" the heed portion to 'forni a, top and a, partiel front nath seid rnei'x'iher being 'further e);- tended inwardly ot the front piste, and s toreniinons partition. nali having its ends sttaehed to the inner edges 01' the downward extension and having its upper extremity spaced Ifrom the tree extremity of the Jfurther extension ot the ormninous wait.

2. n u tty trap, the mnnhinntion o s bot-- toni portion, side portions, s front plate seein-ed to the side 'portions and spaced from tions :i door hinged to the plate, inwardly directed wings attached to the end of the door, the tower ends of seid wings engaging the bottom portions and e strip ofi oraminous materiel secured to the door and to the Wings.

ln testimony whereof', wftif; my signe ture, in presence o' two witnesses.

WtLAh't H. GRAS-)SER nifiitnesses "WEL A. HALLa SUE M. HALL.,

being formed par and described, or e5 

